We’re in Grand Etang, Nova Scotia. This is home of Les Suetes winds– south-easterly – they’re more easterly right now, gusting about 170 kilometres per hour. You can’t quite look the wind in the face because your face gets sand-blasted. Yeah, you know, it’s very much … the only storm I can compare this to

00:13 COMM: Photographer and monsoon chaser Bryan Snider was taking timelapse footage of a storm in the Tucson area when he captured this incredible weather event, a wet microburst. 00:31 COMM: Microbursts affect an area of no more than two and a half miles across. And they occur when a cooled heavier column of air

(pulsating music) – [Narrator] Mankind and the elements. For some, it’s an uncomfortable bond. – We could just be taken out at any time, no doubt about it. – [Narrator] For others, when weather strikes inspiration begins. – Dude this is it, this is it, right here. If they get a wave. – [Narrator] These

(heart beating faster and faster) (light piano music) – [Announcer] Mankind and the elements. For some, it’s an uncomfortable bond. – A tropical rain forest is unforgiving. You can die in this kinda elements. – [Announcer] For others, when weather strikes, inspiration begins. – We can start to kind of bring together geometry and nature.

(saw buzzing) (mysterious music) – [Climber] Yeah, go for it. – Whoo! – [Narrator] Mankind and the elements. For some, it’s an uncomfortable bond. – [Woman] Good job. – [Narrator] For others, when weather strikes, inspiration begins. – There are so many people in life, they forget to dream because they’re afraid to fail. –

(tense piano music) (heartbeat pounding) – [Narrator] Mankind and the elements. For some it’s an uncomfortable bond. – When the thunderstorms came, I thought it was actually over. – [Narrator] For others, when weather strikes, inspiration begins. – These little things are revelations about the universe. – [Narrator] These are the people who challenge nature,

(bird calls) (dramatic music) – [Host] Mankind and the elements. For some, it’s an uncomfortable bond. – Water’s very powerful. It’s very deceiving and you have to have great respect for it. – [Host] For others, when weather strikes, inspiration begins. – We’re just nine and 11 year old girls who did a science project.

I’m about to take a little walk outside Okay Just popping out, which is it turns out quite a chore out here I can not only hear the wind around this building I Can feel it! the whole place is vibrating. oh no I’ve forgot my goggles! This is this is do it in the

(dramatic music) – [Narrator] Known as the land of fire and ice, Iceland is an island of extremes, where people wage a relentless war against the elements. – It’s seriously unpredictable weather. It’s basically like a battle storm of different high pressure, low pressure areas. Anything can happen. – [Narrator] Dangerous conditions mean people can